Crime Rates at Wilson Road, London, SE5 8PB

Wilson Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Champion Hill , and the 381st lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilson Road (SE5 8PB) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% higher than the Champion Hill average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilson Road (SE5 8PB), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 120 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.